AFP: Iran's nuclear enrichment programme has no civilian purpose and is dragging it into a dangerous confrontation with the international community, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday.
Iranian nuclear programme has no civilian goal: Sarkozy
Fresh clues of Iranian nuclear intrigue
Wall Street Journal: U.S. security and law-enforcement officials say they have fresh evidence of recent efforts by Iran to evade sanctions and acquire metals from China used in high-tech weaponry, including long-range nuclear missiles.
Oil price weakness pressures Iran, Venezuela -CIA
Reuters: Weak global oil prices threaten to destabilize major oil producers Iran and Venezuela, but Russia is better able to manage because of its sovereign investments, CIA Director Michael Hayden said on Thursday.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad joins Gaza crisis summit in Qatar
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left for Qatar on Friday to take part in a regional summit on the Gaza crisis that was also to be attended by a string of other Israeli foes including Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, the official IRNA news agency reported.
US takes poke at Iran in signing UAE civil nuclear deal
AFP: The United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday signed a deal to cooperate in civilian nuclear energy, which Washington says contrasts with Iran's defiant nuclear ambitions.
Pakistan to go ahead with Iran gas pipeline project
Bloomberg: Pakistan plans to proceed with a project to import natural gas from Iran through a $7.6 billion pipeline that’s been delayed for more than a decade because of political and security concerns.
Hayden: al-Qaida boxed in, Iran near nuke decision
AP: The CIA has hampered al-Qaida's free rein in the tribal region of western Pakistan, and Iran appears to be nearing a decision on whether to build a nuclear warhead, departing CIA chief Michael Hayden said Thursday.
Iran president: ‘Not feasible’ for Israel to live
AP: A top Israeli envoy delivered his country's stance on a cease-fire agreement in Gaza to Egyptian mediators trying to seal a truce on Thursday. The Iranian president said the fighting showed Israel's continued existence in the region is "not feasible."
Iran interested in Boeing jets
AP: A top Iranian aviation official says his country is prepared to order passenger planes from Boeing if the United States lifts sanctions against Iran
Israeli charged with passing information to Iran
AP: Israel's Shin Bet security service says an Israeli citizen has been charged with passing information to Iranian intelligence agents.
